Use the same bot in multiple files (app.js, router-files, etc.)

[Verize]

This may be a more general question but I hope you can still help me. I have following code:

 

bot.js

I created a class which I export using module.exports and can now import in other files. (To keep my code organized)
 

class SteamBot {

    

    constructor(logOnOptions){

        this.client = new SteamUser();

        this.community = new SteamCommunity();

        this.manager = new TradeOfferManager({

            steam: this.client,

            community: this.community,

            language: 'en'

        });

        this.logOn(logOnOptions);

    }

    logOn(logOnOptions){

[...]

    }

    getUserInventory(sid, gameid, contextid, onlyTradeable, callback){

        this.manager.getUserInventoryContents(sid, gameid, contextid, onlyTradeable, (err, inventory) => {

            if(err){

                console.log(err);

                callback(new Error('Could not fetch user inventory'), false);

            } else {

                if(inventory){

                    callback(err, inventory)

                }

            }

        })

    }

}

module.exports = SteamBot;

 

in another file (app.js) I then require the file above (bot.js) and instantiate a new bot:
 

const SteamBot = require('./bots/bot.js');

const bot = new SteamBot({

    accountName: config.botusername,

    password: config.botpassword,

    twoFactorCode: SteamTotp.generateAuthCode(config.botsharedsecret)

});

 

 

So far everything works. I can call the function getUserInventory() by typing bot.getUserInventory(). What I am currently trying to solve is: I need to use the function in other files also (more specifically my router files) and I don't want to instantiate a new bot since it wouldn't be practical. How exactly can I do this? Thanks 

[Dr. McKay]

You could add a function to that app.js file which returns the bot instance. Like exports.getBot = function() { ... }